Executing VAS in a Work Center: Desktop Transaction 

Use

You can execute and confirm VAS orders for a work center via a desktop transaction.

 

Prerequisites

VAS orders to be performed in the work center exist with status C .

You can display VAS orders that do not have the status C.

 

Procedure

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       1.      From the SAP Easy Access menu, choose Logistics → Logistics Execution → Internal Whse Processes → Value-Added Services (VAS) → Processing VAS Orders → Work Center.

The Value-Added Services (VAS) – Work Center screen appears.

       2.      Enter the warehouse and work center in the relevant fields and choose Enter.

The Handling Unit, Material and Ref document fields become available for input.

       3.      Enter a handling unit number, material number or reference document type and number.

       4.      Choose Enter.

The Value-Added Services (VAS) – Work Center screen appears, with the following being displayed:

¡        In the ALV at the top of the screen, the VAS orders and related information, such as statuses and associated VAS templates. The VAS orders are displayed in the template sequence, which you have defined when creating the corresponding VAS templates. For more information, see Creating a VAS Template.

¡        In the tab cards at the bottom of the screen, more specific information on the first VAS order in the sequence, including the work instructions, document items, additional texts and attachments. This information is taken from the corresponding VAS template.

The Work Instructions tab contains all or some of the following information:

§         Packing instruction name and description

§         Packaging material item and quantity (optional)

§         Material item and quantity (optional)

§         Text item

You can determine which information is to be included when creating the corresponding VAS template. For more information, see Creating a VAS Template

The information from subordinate template packing instructions also will be displayed as work instructions in one of the following instances:

§         You are executing a VAS order with reference to a document and the Header Template Work Center indicator has been set in the order’s corresponding template

§         You are executing a VAS order without reference to a document

       5.      To print the work instructions of a VAS order, select the row corresponding to the VAS order in the top ALV and choose .

       6.      To view the details for another VAS order, select the row corresponding to the VAS order and choose .

The details displayed in the bottom tab cards are updated to those of the selected VAS order.

       7.      Process the first VAS order:

                            a.      If the VAS order requires packing:

                                                  i.       Select the row corresponding to the VAS order in the top ALV and choose .

The Processing of Handling Units screen appears.

                                                ii.       Choose .

The materials are packed into the packing materials as previously determined in the packing instruction of the VAS template.

                                               iii.       Save.

                            b.      To confirm the VAS order, choose Confirm.

The status of the VAS order changes to D.

The Actual Duration field is filled with the actual duration of time taken to complete the order.

       8.      Repeat step 6 for each VAS order.

       9.      If you confirm a VAS order and subsequently need to go back into it and make changes, choose Re-Open. The order’s status reverts back to C. 

You can only re-open those VAS orders with status D.

 

Result

Once all of a reference document’s VAS orders assigned to a work center have been confirmed, the goods can be moved from the work center to the next destination.